It must be
hard to rip your heart out in front of a huge crowd on a cheery English summers
day, especially at our festival Exeter Respect, with its laid
back vibes and mix of music metal is not what most people associate with
Exeter's best free weekend of the year. Pillars made a heroic attempt to bring
melodic hardcore to the famous festival.
After hype
and a few technical problems Pillars front man tried to bring the irresistible
drama of a metal show to Respect. This was the lads’ biggest audience to date
and they were out to impress the tough crowd, they were also thrilled simply to
be on stage in front of thousands. The front man typical, tattooed and angry he
did what he put huge effort into every scream and put in an athletic
performance. The rest of the crew put on a great show too with lots of
interaction and smiles between them, they obviously have a great bond this
helps the tunes stay tight and the performance dynamic.
The guitar
is simpler and cleaner than lots of modern hardcore acts and they stick to
three guitars, drums and screamer, the drummer sings some melody, this old
school line up helps the vocals shine.
At a metal
show the audience usually rip out a little of their heart in return, they mosh,
sing along and worship their modern Shaman who delve the depths of anger and
expresses emotion that can't come out in modern life but this was not a metal
crowd. The boys still managed to move and impress puzzled punters.
Maybe
Respect and he are compatible, after all mega rockers Muse played at the
festival before they became the monster stadium fillers they are today, and
bands clamoured to get a set at Respect. We need to remember the ethos of
Exeter's favourite weekend is about bringing the whole community together, all
different, all equal so we need to see more rock at Respect, bringing the metal
heads to the festival has to be a good thing.
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